Arrowhead Stadium | Referee: Clay Martin
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET
ESPN/ABC: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Laura Rutledge (field reporter), Lisa Salters (field reporter) Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
Regular Season: KC leads series, 73-58 (DEN won past 4 of past 5)
Last meeting: 12/25/25: DEN 20 at KC 13
Sean Payton (DEN) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-4 Reg. Season: 184-108 (.630)
Andy Reid (KC) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 18-10 Reg. Season: 279-157-1 (.640)
BRONCOS NOTES
• BRONCOS led NFL with 68 sacks last season. • QB BO NIX tied 3rd in NFL with career-high 388 completions & set career high with 3,931 yards & 25 TD passes in 2025, becoming 4th player ever with 25+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 290+ pass yards & TD pass. Is 3-1 with 1,013 pass yards (253.3 yards/game) & 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) with 108.8 rating vs. KC. • RB J.K. DOBBINS can make 1st appearance since Week 10, 2025. Totaled 809 scrimmage yards (772 rush, 37 rec.) & 4 rush TDs last season. Aims for his 5th in row in Week 1 with rush TD. • RB RJ HARVEY led rookies with 12 scrimmage TDs (7 rush, 5 rec.) & had 896 scrimmage yards (540 rush, 356 rec.) last season. Has 60+ scrimmage yards & TD in 5 of his past 6. Had 76 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 33 rec.) & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team in receptions (74), rec. yards (1,017) & rec. TDs (7) in 2025, 3rd-career season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on MNF. Aims for his 5th in row vs. KC with 4+ receptions. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE can make Den. debut after spending 1st 5 seasons with Mia., totaling 373 receptions, 5,039 rec. yards & 26 rec. TDs. • TE EVAN ENGRAM totaled 50 receptions & 461 rec. yards last season, becoming 3rd TE ever (George Kittle & Jeremy Shockey) with 40+ receptions in each of 1st 9 seasons. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 135 tackles in 2025, 5th-career season with 100+ tackles. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his 6 career games vs. KC. • LB NIK BONITTO led team with career-high 14 sacks last season, 2nd consecutive season with 10+ sacks. • CB PAT SURTAIN II totaled 47 tackles & 12 PD in 2025, 5th consecutive season with 10+ PD, longest active streak in NFL.
CHIEFS NOTES
• HC ANDY REID has 17 wins in season-opening games, most among active HCs. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES totaled 3,587 pass yards & 27 TDs (22 pass, 5 rush) last season. Surpassed Matthew Stafford as fastest player ever to reach 35,000 reg. season pass yards (123 games) & Aaron Rodgers as fastest player ever to reach 250 TD passes (116 games). Tied 2nd-most TD passes (267) & has 3rd-most pass yards (35,939) ever by QB in reg. season in 1st 9 seasons. Is 36-8 with 12,191 pass yards (277.1 yards/game) & 91 TDs (85 pass, 6 rush) with 99.4 rating in 44 career starts vs. division. Aims for his 5th in row on MNF with 290+ pass yards. Has 250+ pass yards & TD pass in 6 of his past 7 vs. Den. • RB KENNETH WALKER can make KC debut after totaling 1,726 scrimmage yards (1,340 rush, 386 rec.) & 9 rush TDs with Sea. last season, incl. playoffs, & being named SB LX MVP. Totaled 103 rush yards & rush TD in his last game vs. Den. (9/8/24 w/ Sea.). • WR RASHEE RICE totaled 53 receptions, 571 rec. yards & 6 scrimmage TDs (5 rec., 1 rush) in 2025. Had 5+ receptions in 4 of his 5 games at home last season. • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team in receptions (76) & rec. yards (851) & had 5 rec. TDs last season. Joined HOFer Jerry Rice as only players ever with 800+ rec. yards in 12 consecutive seasons. Has 2nd-most rec. yards in primetime games in NFL history (4,331). Needs 45 rec. yards to surpass Jason Witten (13,046) for 2nd-most rec. yards by TE all-time. Has 60+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. Den. • DT CHRIS JONES led team with 7 sacks in 2025. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with sack. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 154 tackles, 4th-career season with 100+ tackles. • CB L’JARIUS SNEED can make 1st KC appearance since 2023.
Game Odds
Denver Broncos 43.5
Kansas City Chiefs – 2.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Sunday, September 13, 2026
